Public Statements

Vitter Expresses Opposition to Chatigny Nomination

Statement

U.S. Sen. David Vitter today expressed his opposition to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee's approval of Judge Robert Chatigny's nomination to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals:

"I'm deeply disappointed that the Democrat majority on the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to approve Judge Chatigny today, and I will oppose his nomination when it comes to the Senate floor," said Vitter. "He has an extremely troubling, even bizarre, record as a judge, going so far as to express sympathy for a sociopathic serial killer. I hope that's not the kind of 'empathy' President Obama is looking for in his judicial nominees."